There are still some details that need to be worked out but things are in full motion for a big US tour during this summer. The info will be updated as it becomes available. Stay tuned and mark the relevant dates on your calendar!

By all accounts, the 2013 US Summer Tour was a major success - both artistically and commercially. The majority of the shows were sold out, tons of merch were sold, and the guys took it to a whole new level in terms of musical interplay and ensemble virtuosity. What I can tell you is that the band is now experiencing exponential growth and I expect 2014 to continue the trend.

Bryan and Marco are now on the road in the US with Joe Satriani while Guthrie is now back in UK to rest up a bit before hitting the road again with the Steven Wilson Band. These guys are on the road a good 10 months out of the year. I mean, I certainly enjoy travel and going on long trips overseas but I'd say 3~4 months out of the year is as much as I can handle (which is what I do now). I don't know how these guys handle it but I guess it's just second nature to them now.

Here's a photo of the Aristocrats from the tour at the North Star Bar in Philadelphia. Guthrie advised me that this epic 6-week tour of the US was "splendid" and that he misses it already. Obviously, he had a lot of fun with the guys and I can only imagine how well the three of them were clicking after that much time on the road together.

Next up: the US west coast in Jan and Europe in March with more to come over the remainder of 2014.